Nyngan

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL115106
People 1,988
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 39
Families 479
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 978
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,054
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $180
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 983 49.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,009 50.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 401 20.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,988 people in Nyngan. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 20.2% of the population.

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Age Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 144 7.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 141 7.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 124 6.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 132 6.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 124 6.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 136 6.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 107 5.4 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 89 4.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 121 6.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 131 6.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 136 6.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 111 5.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 76 3.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 111 5.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 111 5.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 78 3.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 54 2.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 52 2.6 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Nyngan was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 668 42.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 71 4.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 101 6.4 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 149 9.4 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 588 37.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Nyngan aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 561 42.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 173 13.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 579 44.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Nyngan, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 46 7.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 84 13.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 93 14.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 110 17.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 36 5.7 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 31 4.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 0.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 228 36.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Nyngan 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 18.0% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 150 9.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 78 5.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 29 1.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 246 15.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 198 12.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 74 4.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 299 19.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 225 14.4 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 252 16.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Nyngan, 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,074 41.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 721 28.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 225 8.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 119 4.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 38 1.5 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Nyngan were Australian 41.7%, English 28.0%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 4.6% and German 1.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Nyngan (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,659 83.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 18 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 14 0.7 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
England 12 0.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Philippines 8 0.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Fiji 7 0.4 33,879 0.5 61,469 0.3

In Nyngan, 83.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 0.9%, India 0.7%, England 0.6%, Philippines 0.4% and Fiji 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 134 6.8 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 44 2.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 37 1.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,571 79.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Nyngan, 79.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,625 82.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 35 1.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 17 0.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
India 13 0.7 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Pakistan 13 0.7 31,028 0.4 75,804 0.3

In Nyngan, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.7%, England 1.8%, New Zealand 0.9%, India 0.7% and Pakistan 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,630 81.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 30 1.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 23 1.1 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 13 0.6 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
India 13 0.6 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Nyngan, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.5%, England 1.5%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.6% and India 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 707 35.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 498 25.1 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 233 11.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 216 10.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 180 9.1 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Nyngan were Catholic 35.6%, Anglican 25.1%, No Religion, so described 11.7%, Not stated 10.9% and Uniting Church 9.1%. In Nyngan, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (84.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 7 0.4 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Urdu 7 0.4 29,722 0.4 69,293 0.3
Filipino 5 0.3 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Portuguese 4 0.2 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2
Vietnamese 4 0.2 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,743 88.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 24 2.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Nyngan 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.4%, Urdu 0.4%, Filipino 0.3%, Portuguese 0.2% and Vietnamese 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 532 61.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 248 28.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 38 4.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 52 6.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 870 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nyngan. Of these 61.1% were employed full time, 28.5% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 81 9.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 75 9.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 97 11.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 131 16.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 399 48.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Nyngan, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 125 15.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 121 14.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 113 13.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 110 13.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 102 12.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 95 11.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 79 9.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 55 6.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Nyngan included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Labourers 13.5%, Managers 12.5%, Professionals 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7% and Sales Workers 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Copper Ore Mining 119 15.1 983 0.0 6,829 0.1
Local Government Administration 66 8.4 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 46 5.8 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 38 4.8 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 33 4.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Nyngan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Copper Ore Mining 15.1%, Local Government Administration 8.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.8%, Primary Education 4.8% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 615 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,519 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,054 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nyngan was $615.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 516 63.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 69 8.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 55 6.7 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 47 5.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 12 1.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 54 6.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 570 69.3 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Nyngan, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.0%, Walked only 8.4%, Bus 6.7%, Car, as passenger 5.7% and Worked at home 1.5%. On the day, 6.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 960 61.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 397 25.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 147 9.3 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 360 22.9 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Nyngan, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.2% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 263 16.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 393 24.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 159 10.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 156 9.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Nyngan, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 193 40.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 185 39.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 85 18.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 2.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Nyngan, 39.1% were couple families with children, 40.8% were couple families without children and 18.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Nyngan, 18.7% of single parents were male and 81.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 88 23.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 76 20.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 50 13.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 29 7.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 77 20.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 11 2.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 30 8.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Nyngan, of couple families with children, 23.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 20.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 753 85.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 130 14.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Nyngan, 85.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 673 89.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 34 4.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 28 3.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 11 1.5 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Nyngan, 89.4% were separate houses, 4.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.7% were flats or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 17 2.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 158 21.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 344 46.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 196 26.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 27 3.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Nyngan, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 21.3% had 2 bedrooms and 46.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 277 36.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 166 22.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 266 35.4 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 40 5.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Nyngan, 36.8% were owned outright, 22.1% were owned with a mortgage and 35.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 477 62.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 263 34.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 21 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Nyngan, of all households, 62.7% were family households, 34.6% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Nyngan, 27.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.2 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 68 9.1 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 276 36.8 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 268 35.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 97 12.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 41 5.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Nyngan, 36.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 232 30.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 489 64.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 34 4.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Nyngan, 64.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 191 47.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 211 52.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Nyngan, 47.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.5% were female. The median age was 19 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 971 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Nyngan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $971.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nyngan % Nyngan New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 185 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,127 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Nyngan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,127.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.